December Ceremony 2011

Graduation
Thursday, December 22, 2011
11:00 a.m.
Littlejohn Coliseum
Order of Ceremonies
(Please remain standing for the processional, posting of colors, and invocation.)
Posting of Colors
Pershing Rifles
Jonathan Headley
Marjorie Lutz
David McAlpine
Richard Moore
Katherine Strathman
Invocation
Danyelle Sharmaine Davis, Student Representative
Introduction of Trustees
President James F Barker
Recognition of the Deans of the Colleges
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Doris R Helms
Conferring of Honorary Degree
President James F Barker
Reflections
John Yancey McGill
Conferring of Degrees and Delivery of Diplomas
President James F Barker
Recognition and Presentation of Awards
Class of ’39 Award for Excellence
Faculty Scholarship Award
Ms. Susan Cumbie, Organist/Soloist
Clemson University Singers
Dr. Robert P Green, Jr., University Marshal
Ceremonial Music
Prelude
Clemson University SINGERS
At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners —
Williametta Spencer
There Will Be Rest — Frank Tichelli
O Magnum Mysterium — Morten Lauridsen
Processional
Various Marches and Processionals
Ms. Susan Cumbie, Organist
National Anthem
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music attributed to John Stafford Smith
Ms. Susan Cumbie, Soloist
Musical Interludes
Canon in D — J Pachobel
Ms. Susan Cumbie, Organist
Veni, veni Emmanuel — arranged by Aaron Lundy
Clemson University SINGERS
Closing
Clemson University Alma Mater
Words by A C Corcoran, Class of ’19
Music by Robert E Farmer, Class of ’49
and Hugh H McGarity
Arranged by David A Conley, Class of ’92
Clemson University SINGERS
Recessional
Hornpipe from the D Major Suite
Water Music — G F Handel
Ms. Susan Cumbie, Organist
Clemson University Singers
Dr. Justin W Durham, Conductor
Chelsea Atkins
Hanna Aucoin
Alex Austin
Andrew Avent
Alex Baldwin
Molly Blackburn
Chris Covey
Kat Clark
Lauren Cook
Reid Cruse
Ethan Darnell
Elizabeth Devitt
Erika Dodgins
Samantha Fassett
Austin Finley
Kaylee Gonzalez
Katie Gray
Adriane Hale
James Haley
Jordan Harriz
Nathan Heavner
Lauren Hock
Courtney Jackson
James Jernigan
Marlon Johnson
Robert Jones
Daniel Kirwan
Beth Anne Lamar
Joy Laster
Grace Lewallen
Thomas Looper
Katherine Matthews
Jessica Merino
Laura Morton
Emily Murphy
Carly Oliver
Rhett Park
Whitney Rhoad
Kitty Rice
Alex Rogers
Andy Runnion
Brittany Sedziol
Caleb Senn
Racquel Shackleford
Emily Smith
John Stiffey
Caleb Suggs
Janie Thomas
Mary Scott Valentine
Emmy Watt
Kelli Wessinger
James Williams
Lydia Wright
William Yowell
Board of Trustees
David H Wilkins, Chairman..............................Greenville
Robert L Peeler, Vice Chairman........................ Lexington
Bill L Amick..........................................Batesburg-Leesville
Leon J Hendrix, Jr........................................ Kiawah Island
Ronald D Lee.............................................................Aiken
Louis B Lynn....................................................... Columbia
Patricia H McAbee..............................................Greenville
John N McCarter, Jr........................................... Columbia
E Smyth McKissick III........................................Greenville
Thomas B McTeer, Jr.......................................... Columbia
William C Smith, Jr............................................ Columbia
Joseph D Swann..................................................Greenville
Kim A Wilkerson................................................ Columbia
Trustees Emeriti
Louis P Batson, Jr...............................................Greenville
J J Britton.................................................................Sumter
Fletcher C Derrick, Jr....................................... Charleston
Lawrence M Gressette, Jr.................................... Columbia
Harold D Kingsmore............................................Clemson
D Leslie Tindal................................................... Pinewood
Allen P Wood....................................................... Florence
Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Angie Leidinger
Administrative Officers
James F Barker..................................................... President
Doris R Helms....................................... Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost
A Neill Cameron, Jr........Vice President for Advancement
Brett A Dalton...............................Chief Financial Officer
Gail DiSabatino............Vice President for Student Affairs
John W Kelly....Vice President for Economic Development
Terry Don Phillips.................................Director of Athletics
Gerald Sonnenfeld..................Vice President for Research
Erin E Swann................................Interim General Counsel
Leon E Wiles.....................................Chief Diversity Officer
Honorary Degree
John Yancey McGill
Doctorate of Humanities
Senator John Yancey McGill committed to a course of public service
35 years ago that would take him from the local town council to South
Carolina’s Senate, where he has served since 1989.
Dedicated and sensitive to serving all people in the District 32
counties of Florence, Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg, Senator
McGill has worked to lower taxes, increase jobs, build and improve
roads, ensure quality education and quality health care, and preserve
our natural resources. His current Senate committee assignments
include Agriculture and Natural Resources; Ethics; Finance; Fish,
Game and Forestry; Invitations; and Transportation. He also serves
on the Executive Committee of Senate Finance and as chairman of the Finance Subcommittee
on Natural Resources.
Working to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state is a hallmark of Senator
McGill’s life. He is presently chairman of the North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), a regional
economic development organization that serves a nine-county region in the northeast corner
of South Carolina. NESA’s primary objective is to enhance the quality of life for residents of
the region by creating additional jobs and capital investment within the existing industry base,
recruiting new companies and expanding tourism-related development.
He also serves on the board of directors of the Waccamaw Regional Planning and Development
Council, and is a past chairman of the council’s board of directors and its Industrial Revolving
Loan Committee. The agency serves county governments, municipalities and citizens of
Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties, offering a wide variety of planning, economic
development and social services to aid in the orderly growth and development of the area.
Over the years, numerous groups have recognized Senator McGill for his dedicated service to
our state. Five associations and organizations have named him Legislator of the Year and three
as Senator of the Year. Other awards include the S.C. Association of Counties Distinguished
Service Award, Clemson PSA Service Award, S.C. Advocate for Agriculture Award, Primary
Health Care Association Legislative Award and S.C. Counseling Association Legislative Award.
Senator McGill’s commitment to higher education in South Carolina extends to all of the
state’s colleges and universities. In particular, his support of Clemson’s public service and
agriculture mission has enabled the University to better serve the citizens of our state.
Having attended both The Citadel and Francis Marion College, Senator McGill has been the
recipient of honorary degrees from those institutions as well as Coastal Carolina University and
the Medical University of South Carolina, for which he has served on the board of visitors.
When not attending to his duties in the Senate, he is a real estate broker and residential
homebuilder in his hometown of Kingstree where he got his first taste of politics as a member of
the Kingstree Town Council and later as mayor pro tempore and as mayor.
Clemson University holds Senator McGill’s achievements and service to the people of South
Carolina in the highest regard. It is a great privilege to present today the honorary degree,
Doctorate of Humanities, to Senator John Yancey McGill.
The Academic Procession
The academic procession is composed of the faculty, staff, officers, trustees and most honored guests of the University.
Faculty enter by college and each college is preceded by its marshal, a senior faculty member, with the college baton,
described under University Regalia. The college banners are placed on the stage. Each banner is a combination of colors
that declare the disciplines taught in that college. These colors, which were established by the American Council on
Education, are listed below.
Collegiate faculty follow their marshal in order of academic rank wearing academic costumes of medieval origin. Those
who have received their degrees from institutions outside the United States wear costumes specified by the awarding
institutions. Academic costumes of faculty whose degrees are from institutions in the United States are specified by a
uniform code maintained by the American Council on Education. Caps are black and are usually mortar boards with
tassels. Doctors of philosophy wear gold tassels usually of metallic thread; other degrees wear black or discipline colors.
The bachelor’s gown is simple and black with long, pointed sleeves. Masters’ gowns, also black, are longer than bachelors’
gowns. Older gowns have sleeves that terminate at the elbow, while those since 1960 have sleeves extended to the wrist.
Doctors’ gowns are full, with bell-like sleeves. The front is marked by velvet panels and the sleeves are marked by three
velvet bars. While most gowns are black with black velvet, one variation is to replace black velvet with velvet in the
discipline color. A second variation is a colored gown usually of the university’s colors.
All hoods specify the level of degree, the type of discipline studied and the awarding institution. First, degree level is
signified by the size of the hood with bachelors’ the smallest, masters’ larger and doctors’ quite large and of a different
shape. Clemson does not award hoods to bachelors. The width of the velvet trim also conveys the degree. Secondly, the
degree is indicated by the color of the trim edging the hood to form the throat over the gown. The most frequently seen is
dark blue, which designates the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Finally, the color of the hood’s lining specifies the
awarding institution. The colors are displayed in combinations that are drawn from heraldry. Notice that the Clemson
University hood is lined with purple through which is an orange chevron (a “V”). Although many combinations are
duplicated by dozens of institutions, Clemson is presently the only institution with that registered combination.
The officers, trustees and honored guests wear academic, ecclesiastical or military regalia as set forth by their professions.
The president of Clemson University wears a purple gown with four velvet bars piped in gold and the university seal
embroidered on the panels. Each trustee wears a similar gown with three velvet bars piped in gold for doctorates and an
embroidered palmetto tree on each sleeve for those who do not hold doctorates. Hoods are either from Clemson or from
the awarding school. They are preceded by the university marshal. Clad in a gown of office in gold and purple, the marshal
wears no hood and bears the university mace. At the ceremony’s close, the faculty do not exit as a part of the recessional
but are dismissed, along with students and guests, when the marshal leaves the coliseum.
College
ColorsDiscipline
Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Maize
Agriculture
BrownForestry
Golden Yellow
Life Sciences
Architecture, Arts and Humanities
Lilac
Architecture
BrownArts
WhiteHumanities
Dark Blue
Philosophy
Business and Behavioral Science
Engineering and Science
Drab
Accounting and Business
CopperEconomics
Peacock Blue
Public Administration
Cream
Social Sciences
Health, Education and Human Development
Light Blue
Education
ApricotNursing
Cream
Social Sciences
Library
Lemon Yellow
Library
Staff
Purple and Orange
Academic Support
Faculty Senate
Purple and WhiteInstruction
Orange
Golden Yellow
Engineering
Science
Candidates for the Doctor’s Degree
Karen J L Burg, Interim Dean, Graduate School
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Taber Ashley Burns.............................................................................................................Marietta, GA
B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., University of Georgia
Dissertation: Fatty Acids and Lipogenesis in Ruminant Adipocytes
Advisor: Dr. S Duckett
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Deepti Sharma................................................................................................................Lucknow, India
B.S., Chaudhary Charan Singh University; M.S., Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University
Dissertation: Characterization of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Governing the Activity of the Two
Human Recombinases, Dmc1 and Rad51
Advisor: Dr. M Sehorn
Environmental Toxicology
Joseph Hopkin Bisesi, Jr............................................................................................. Glen Burnie, MD
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Impacts of Psychotropic Pharmaceuticals on Hybrid Striped Bass: Altered Predation
Behavior as a Function of Changes in Brain Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. S Klaine
Aaron James Edgington..........................................................................................................Forks, WA
B.S., Western Washington University
Dissertation: Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes to Daphnia Magna
Advisor: Dr. S Klaine
Gia-Ming Hong......................................................................................................... Chunghua, Taiwan
B.S., M.S., Feng Chia University
Dissertation: Arsenic Represses Myogenesis and Neurogenesis through Epigenetic Mechanisms,
Repressed Transcription Factors, and Altered Wnt Signaling Pathway
Advisor: Dr. L Bain
Forest Resources
Jamie Allen Duberstein......................................................................................................Harshaw, WI
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., University of Florida
Dissertation: Composition and Ecophysiological Proficiency of Tidal Freshwater Forested
Wetlands: Investigating Basin, Landscape and Microtopographic Scales
Advisor: Dr. W Conner
Huifeng Hu.......................................................................................................................Shanxi, China
B.S., Peking University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dissertation: Restoring Longleaf Pine (Pinus Palustris) and Understory Vegetation within Loblolly
Pine (P. Taeda) Forests on North Carolina
Advisor: Dr. G Wang
Microbiology
Marion Warren Shepherd, Jr.............................................................................................. Beaufort, SC
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Optimization of the Composting Process to Inactivate Pathogens in Minimally
Maintained Dairy Manure-Based Compost Heaps
Advisor: Dr. X Jiang
Randhir Singh...........................................................................................................Kurukshetra, India
B.S., M.S., Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Dissertation: Thermal Inactivation of Stress-Adapted Pathogens during Composting
Advisor: Dr. X Jiang
Lining Zhu...................................................................................................................Changsha, China
B.E., Xiangtan University
Dissertation: An Il-12/Shh-C Domain Fusion Protein Based Il-12 Autocrine Loop for Sustained
Nk Cell Activation
Advisor: Dr. X Yu
Plant and Environmental Sciences
Brian Keith Ward......................................................................................................... Goose Creek, SC
B.S.., Auburn University
Dissertation: Development of Novel Organic Nitrogen Nutrient Solutions with Unique Bioreactors
for Precision Nutrient Fertigation
Advisor: Dr. R Dufault
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Stephen Gregory Jones.................................................................................................. Greenwood, SC
B.S., Wofford University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Arthropod-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: A Proposed
Methodology to Enhance Macro-Scale Analyses
Advisor: Dr. W Conner
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
Doctor of Philosophy
Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design
Dev Kumar Bose.............................................................................................Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
B.A., M.A., California State University
Communication Crossroads: Assertiveness Pedagogy for College Writers with Attention-Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder
Advisor: Dr. B Denham
Xiaoli Li................................................................................................................................ Xian, China
M.A., Bowling Green State University
Dissertation: From Globalization to Glocalization: What the Impacts of Globalization on Chinese
Document Design Tell Us about International Professional Communication
Advisor: Dr. S Williams
College of Business and Behavioral Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Economics
Sherry Meador Jensen....................................................................................................... Herndon, KY
B.S., Centre College of Kentucky
Dissertation: An Examination of Treatment Effects with a Focus on State Merit Aid Programs
Advisor: Dr. T Mroz
Management
Uzay Damali.................................................................................................................... Ankara, Turkey
B.S., Middle East Technical University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Essays on Customer Training and Education in Service Design
Advisors: Dr. L Fredendall and Dr. J Miller
Jennifer Elizabeth Gerow......................................................................................................... Greer, SC
B.S., M.B.A., Clemson University
Dissertation: IT-Business Strategic Alignment: Essays Examining Types of Alignment and their
Relationship with Firm Performance
Advisors: Dr. V Grover and Dr. J Thatcher
College of Engineering and Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Bioengineering
Sandra Beth Deitch.........................................................................................................Gettysburg, PA
B.S., Bucknell University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Characterizing Mechanical Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Cells
Advisor: Dr. D Dean
Randolph Edward Hutchison..........................................................................................Greenville, SC
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Assessment of Knowledge Transfer in the Context of Biomechanics
Advisor: Dr. L Benson
Zhen Ma........................................................................................................................... Tianjin, China
B.S., M.S., Tianjin University
Dissertation: Electrical Coupling between Micropatterned Cardiomyocytes and Stem Cells
Advisor: Dr. Z Gao
Jeremy John Mercuri................................................................................................................ Avon, CT
B.S., Drexel University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: The Development and Characterization of Novel Biomaterials for Regenerating the
Human Intervertebral Disc
Advisor: Dr. D Simionescu
Nadeem Ahmad Vellore................................................................................................. Chennai, India
B.T., Bharathidasan University
Dissertation: Interfacial Force Field Parameterization Using the Dual Force Field Charmm Program
for the Accurate Simulation of Peptide-Surface Interaction
Advisor: Dr. R Latour
Bioengineering (continued)
Bradley Huegh Winn....................................................................................................Simpsonville, SC
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Dynamic In Vitro Modeling of a Stented Blood Vessel to Evaluate Smooth Muscle
Cell Response to Stent Material Selection and Surface Coating
Advisor: Dr. M LaBerge
Scott Tyler Wood................................................................................................................. Madras, OR
B.S., Texas Technical University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Computational Approaches to Understand Phenotypic Structure and Constitutive
Mechanics Relationships of Single Cells
Advisor: Dr. D Dean
Biosystems Engineering
Yen-Hui Chen...................................................................................................................Taipei, Taiwan
B.S., National Ilan University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Microalgae Chlorella Protothecoides Fermentation and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Processing for Biofuel Production
Advisor: Dr. T Walker
Chemical Engineering
Sourabh Uday Kulkarni............................................................................................ Maharashtra, India
B.E., University of Mumbai
Dissertation: Quantitative Analysis and Structural Characterization of Carbonaceous Pitches
Advisor: Dr. M Thies
Ha Hai Nguyen..........................................................................................Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
B.E., M.S., Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Dissertation: Modeling and Synthesis of Functionalized meta-Poly (Phenylene Ethynylene) Helical
Structures
Advisor: Dr. D Bruce
Halil Levent Tekinalp.....................................................................................................Antalya, Turkey
B.S., Middle East Technical University
Dissertation: Pitch-Based Activated Carbon Fibers: The Effect of Precursor Composition on Pore
Structure
Advisor: Dr. M Thies
Chemistry
Jennifer L Grimland.........................................................................................................Lake Mary, FL
B.S., University of Central Florida
Dissertation: Single Particle and Ensemble Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles and
their Development for Photodynamic Therapy
Advisor: Dr. J McNeill
Sunil Kumar........................................................................................................................Clemson, SC
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology
Dissertation: Targeting DNA and RNA Using Dimeric Aminoglycoside Conjugates
Advisor: Dr. D Arya
Chemistry (continued)
Jung Min Oh........................................................................................................................Seoul, Korea
B.S., M.S., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: Electrolyte Incorporation into Composite Electrodes for Proton- Exchange Membrane
Fuel Cells and Lithium- Ion Batteries
Advisor: Dr. S Creager
Hsiao Chuan Wang.....................................................................................................Taichung, Taiwan
B.S., M.S., Tunghai University
Dissertation: DNA Damage Prevention by Polyphenol Antioxidants: Comparing Reactive Oxygen
Species Scavenging and Metal Binding Mechanisms In Vitro and in E. Coli
Advisor: Dr. J Brumaghim
Yueli Zheng........................................................................................................................ Xiajin, China
B.S., Qufu Norman University; M.S., University of Science and Technology
Dissertation: Modification and Characterization of Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
for Single Molecule Detection
Advisor: Dr. J McNeill
Civil Engineering
Mijanur Rahaman Chowdhury........................................................................ Chittagong, Bangladesh
B.S., Bangladesh University of English and Technology; M.S., Kwangju University
Dissertation: Fluid Mud Underflows in Coastal Dredge Disposal
Advisor: Dr. F Testik
Sara Familian.......................................................................................................................Tehran, Iran
B.S., University of Science and Technology of Iran; M.S., Islamic Azad University
Dissertation: Analyzing of Tort Claims and Lawsuits against SCDOT through Hierarchical Tree
Based Regression (Htbr) Method
Advisor: Dr. J Ogle
Zhe Luo..........................................................................................................................Liaoning, China
B.E., M.S., Tonji University; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Probabilistic Approaches to Stability and Deformation Problems in Braced Excavation
Advisor: Dr. C Juang
William Rogers.............................................................................................................Summerville, SC
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Influence of Warm Mix Modifiers upon High Rap Asphalt Mixes
Advisor: Dr. B Putman
Computer Engineering
Mohammad Ashraf Uddin Bhuiyan..................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.S., M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Dissertation: Performance Analysis and Fitness of GPGPU and Multicore Architectures for
Scientific Applications
Advisor: Dr. M Smith
Kenneth Lee Rice................................................................................................................. Clinton, SC
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Accelerating Pattern Recognition Algorithms on Parallel Computing Architectures
Advisor: Dr. J Gowdy
Computer Science
Edward Baker Duffy III....................................................................................................Pendleton, SC
B.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: The Design and Implementation of an Abstract Semantic Graph for Statement-Level
Dynamic Analysis of C++ Applications
Advisor: Dr. B Malloy
Heather Keown Harton.........................................................................................................Liberty, SC
B.S., Appalachian State University
Dissertation: Mechanical and Modular Verification Condition Generation for Object Based
Software
Advisor: Dr. M Sitaraman
Environmental Engineering and Science
Peng Luo.......................................................................................................................... Jiangsu, China
B.S., Xuzhou Normal University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Science
Dissertation: Time-Interval Analysis for Radiation Monitoring
Advisor: Dr. T Devol
Materials Science and Engineering
Tiffany Lindstrom James....................................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Spectral Engineering of Optical Fiber through Active Nanoparticle Doping
Advisor: Dr. J Ballato
Cody Jonathan Reynolds....................................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.A., Whitman College
Dissertation: Antimicrobial-Delivering Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Poly(lactic acid)
Bi-Component Fibers for use in Prenatal Cervical Cerclages
Advisor: Dr. P Brown
Vijoya Sa................................................................................................................................Eagan, MN
B.Tech., University of Calcutta; M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Dissertation: Highly Conductive Carbon Nanotube Fibers for Biomedical Applications
Advisor: Dr. K Kornev
Mathematical Sciences
Justin Daniel Peachey............................................................................................................Central, SC
B.S., Grove City College; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Bases and Applications of Riemann-Roch Spaces
Advisor: Dr. G Matthews
Mahmoud Rezaei...................................................................................................................Shiraz, Iran
B.S., M.S., Sharif University of Technology; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Inference in Queues
Advisor: Dr. P Kiessler
Mechanical Engineering
Ali Issam Alahmer..............................................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.S., Mutah University; M.S., University of Jordan
Dissertation: Effect of Relative Humidity and Temperature Control on In-Cabin Thermal Comfort
State
Advisor: Dr. M Omar
Mechanical Engineering (continued)
Hoseinali Borhan.................................................................................................................Isfahan, Iran
B.S., University of Tehran; M.S., Sharif University of Technology
Dissertation: Optimization-Based Power Management of Hybrid Power Systems with Applications
in Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Wind Farms with Battery Storage
Advisor: Dr. A Vahidi
Benjamin William Caldwell.............................................................................................Lexington, SC
B.S., M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Evaluating the Use of Functional Representations for Ideation in Conceptual Design
Advisor: Dr. G Mocko
David Joseph Ewing.......................................................................................................... Anderson, SC
B.S., Pensacola Christian College
Dissertation: Application of Alternative Cooling Techniques Using Phase Change Materials and
Nanofluids
Advisor: Dr. L Ma
Chiradeep Sen.................................................................................................................Calcutta, India
M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: A Formal Representation of Mechanical Functions to Support Physics-Based
Computational Reasoning in Early Mechanical Design
Advisor: Dr. J Summers
Prabhu Shankar..................................................................................................................... Seneca, SC
B.E., Bharathiar University
Dissertation: Development of a Design Method to Reduce Change Propagation Effects
Advisor: Dr. J Summers
Joshua Aaron Tarbutton.............................................................................................Lawrenceville, GA
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: Automated Digital Machining for Parallel Processors
Advisors: Dr. T Kurfess and Dr. T Tucker
Jun Yin.............................................................................................................................Ningbo, China
B.S., Peking University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dissertation: Fabrication of Grooved Hollow Fiber Membrane for Nerve Regeneration: Process
Modeling and Performance Evaluation
Advisor: Dr. Y Huang
Physics
Doyl Edward Dickel............................................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.S., California Institute of Technology
Dissertation: Electrical Detection of Mechanical Resonance in Nanotubes and Semiconducting
Nanowires
Advisor: Dr. A Rao
Polymer and Fiber Science
Kyle Garrod Gipson......................................................................................................Simpsonville, SC
B.S., Wofford College; M.S., Institute of Textile Technology
Dissertation: Light-Emitting Nanocomposites and Novel Amorphous Polymers for Optical
Applications
Advisors: Dr. P Brown and Dr. J Ballato
College of Health, Education and Human Development
Doctor of Philosophy
Curriculum and Instruction
Robert Todd Bruce............................................................................................................... Athens, TN
B.A., M.S., University of Tennessee
Dissertation: Avoiding Engagement with “Invisibles” by Teaching Literacy Instead of Literature:
Existential Issues in English Education
Advisor: Dr. B Bailey
Educational Leadership
Margaret Simpson Bright....................................................................................................... Seneca, SC
B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia
Dissertation: An Examination of Adaptive Leadership Processes Using Action Research
Advisor: Dr. R Marion
Christopher Howard Porter.............................................................................................. Anderson, SC
B.A., Lander University; M.A., M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Dissertation: An Examination of Variables Which Influence High School Students to Enroll in an
Undergraduate Engineering or Physical Science Major
Advisor: Dr. J Satterfield
Bonnie Jean Smith............................................................................................................Greenville, SC
B.A., Furman University; M.S., University of South Carolina
Dissertation: Community College Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Network Perspective
Advisor: Dr. R Marion
Graduate School
Doctor of Philosophy
International Family and Community Studies
Jill Duncan McLeigh....................................................................................................... Columbia, MD
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.S., Carnegie-Mellon University
Dissertation: Does Faith Matter? A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular International
Nongovernmental Organizations Engaged in Humanitarian Assistance
Advisor: Dr. G Melton
Arelis Moore de Peralta............................................................. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
M.D., Institute Technology of Santo Domingo; M.P.H., University of Santo Domingo; M.Ed.,
The Ibero American University
Dissertation: Health Beliefs and Socio-Cultural Factors that Predict Cervical Cancer Screening
Behaviors among Hispanic Women in Seven Cities in the Upstate of South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. B Holaday
Policy Studies
Matias Gabriel Nardi...................................................................................... Buenos Aires, Argentina
B.S., University of Buenos Aires; M.S., Clemson University
Dissertation: The Political Economy of Agriculture and Food Policies in Argentina during the
XXI Century: An Empirical Estimation of the Electoral Response at the National, Provincial
and Local Level, and its Conceptual Relationship with Lobbying, Advocacy and
Demonstrations
Advisor: Dr. C Carpio
Policy Studies (continued)
John Norton Skardon........................................................................................................Clemson, SC
B.S., Clemson University; M.A., Kent State University
Dissertation: Accelerating Innovation via Industry-Scale Open Innovation Networks: A Case Study
in the US Automotive Industry
Advisor: Dr. D Bodde
Candidates for the Education Specialist and Master’s Degree
Karen J L Burg, Interim Dean, Graduate School
College of Agriculture, Forestry
and Life Sciences
Master of Agricultural Education
Genie Ella Archer....................................................... Iva, SC
Hunter Franklin Massey......................................Central, SC
Madeline Renee Milford...................................Abbeville, SC
Master of Forest Resources
Tyler Chapman Van Hook............................ Charleston, SC
Julian Tanner Workman............................... Greenwood, SC
Packaging Science
Alexandra Elyse Hartman.......................... Missouri City, TX
Jeremy Duane Hughes........................................Six Mile, SC
Plant and Environmental Sciences
Zachariah Robert Hansen............................Wilmington, NY
College of Architecture, Arts and
Humanities
Master of Architecture
Master of Science
Annette Tamara Himelick.......................... Pollock Pines, CA
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Master of Construction Science and
Management
Shannon May Headley....................................Columbia, SC
Applied Economics and Statistics
Francisco Javier Arceo.............................. Olympia Fields, IL
William T Gable................................................Barnwell, SC
Samuel Jacob Grubbs..................................... Charlotte, NC
John Edward Hatcher, Jr...................................Edgefield, SC
Peter M Staples................................................. Clemson, SC
Ran Xie........................................................... Beijing, China
Biological Sciences
Karen Rebecca Clark...........................................Central, SC
Jodie Fulcher Delapp....................................... Rock Hill, SC
Lauren Marie Elberson..................................... Lockport, NY
Jacqueline Louise Hatfield.................................Varnville, SC
Jarryd Adam Keffler.......................................... Clemson, SC
Joanne Elizabeth Oliver................... Hilton Head Island, SC
Nicole L Paluzzi.............................................. Charleston, SC
Mary Elizabeth Unsworth................................. Fort Mill, SC
Lauren Crawford Weant......................................Duluth, GA
Kevin Ray Brawley................................. Moncks Corner, SC
Church Carroll Heyward, Jr............................Columbia, SC
Gaurav Prakash Javalkar................................... Clemson, SC
James Richard Roberts.....................................Pendleton, SC
Master of Landscape Architecture
Noelle Christen Castiglia......................... Mechanicsburg, PA
Master of Fine Arts
Andrew Foushee Daly................................Hillsborough, NC
Kristina Diane Falotico........................Royal Palm Beach, FL
Derrick Zane Logan..............................................Taylors, SC
Ernst W Meyer.................................................Pendleton, SC
Thomas Aaron Schram................................. Knightdale, NC
Adam Todd Stewart..............................................Liberty, SC
Master of Arts
English
Elizabeth Teresa Nyberg...................................Old Lyme, CT
Anthony Thomas DeClue....................... Boiling Springs, SC
Lindsay Niedringhaus..................................... Greenville, SC
Justina Marie Oliva................................................ Easley, SC
Food, Nutrition and Culinary Sciences
History
Amal Bakr Habadi................................Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Najla Ahmed Khateeb..................................... Anderson, SC
Matthew Wells Henderson........................... Greenwood, SC
Roberta Elizabeth Vogt..................................... Clemson, SC
Forest Resources
Professional Communication
Carsyn Hope Tennant................................. Spartanburg, SC
Caroline Claiborne Linvill............................... Clemson, SC
Environmental Toxicology
Microbiology
Jonathan Charles Gravgaard...............................Central, SC
Master of Science
Economics (continued)
Architecture
Jan Andre Grauman Neander.................. Nanaimo, Canada
Yi He............................................................ Xinxiang, China
Ali Kuru............................................................ Clemson, SC
Adam Arlington Millsap..............................Beavercreek, OH
William Adam Ward.........................................Hanahan, SC
Danielle Zanzalari............................................... Carteret, NJ
Deborah Ann Franqui.....................................Pendleton, SC
College of Business and
Behavioral Science
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration
Applied Psychology
Tatiana Muravieva Ackerman..........................Columbia, SC
Asher Lamar Alexander...................................Anderson, SC
Jessica E Barron..........................................Wichita Falls, TX
Andrew Tilden Boland................................... Greenville, SC
Garland Reed Brogan..................................... Greenville, SC
Travis Lane Brown...................................... Simpsonville, SC
Daniel Eduardo Butt......... Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Ya-Ching Chang.............................................. Taipei, Taiwan
Michael Allen Durham II............................... Greenville, SC
Julia Whitridge Fielding.................................. Arlington, VA
Leigh Ann Frick.......................................... Simpsonville, SC
Sommer Nadine Johnson................................ Piedmont, SC
Tommi Jackson Jones........................................ Clemson, SC
Vidya Kajbaje.................................................... Clemson, SC
Julius J Kerschinske.....................................Cedar Bluffs, NE
Alison Leigh Kubiak...............................................Greer, SC
Robert Harry Loven II........................................Pineola, NC
Sumanth Maddineni..................................Hyderabad, India
Walter Allen Maxwell................................ Williamsburg, VA
Sean B McLarney.............................................Anderson, SC
Marshall James Norris........................................... Easley, SC
Joseph Thomas Nyvall................................ Summerville, SC
Robert Eric Richardson...................................Anderson, SC
Brian Eric Satterfield.................................Travelers Rest, SC
Tom Joseph Sawyer......................................... Greenville, SC
Michael Joseph Schempp......................................Lyman, SC
Jasvinder Singh........................................... Simpsonville, SC
Jonathan Edward Stano........................Shelby Township, MI
Edward Pinckney Taylor....................... St Helena Island, SC
Derek Michael Van Schaik.................................Franklin, NJ
Lili Wang.................................................................Greer, SC
Howard Denton Williamson III......................Columbia, SC
Daniel Nicholas Yacoviello................................... Moore, SC
Stephanie Anne Whetsel...................................Yorkville, NY
Master of Professional Accountancy
Chelsea Sierra Brown......................................Anderson, SC
Yaxin Huang.................................................... Beijing, China
Bilal Malik....................................................Spartanburg, SC
Craig Alan Miller..............................................Edgefield, SC
Master of Arts
Economics
Jacob Erik Burgdorf...................................... St Charles, MO
Eyup Dogan................................................... Kayseri, Turkey
Applied Sociology
Christopher Alan Ball....................................... Augusta, GA
Jeanette Alyece Medina....................................Columbia, SC
Management
Nishanth Rao Thatiparthi...................................Central, SC
Yanan Tian........................................................ Clemson, SC
Marketing
Mengchu Lin.................................................. Tainan, Taiwan
Fei Nie...........................................................Hai Nan, China
Lei Zhu.........................................................Shanghai, China
College of Engineering and Science
Master of Fine Arts
Digital Production Arts
Casey Allen Johnson.............................................Durand, IL
Master of Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Blaine Evan Babb............................................ Greenville, SC
Grant Steven Bluestein.............................................Katy, TX
William Edward Brunner................................Charlotte, NC
Ramiro Angelo Cabatbat............................ Westminster, CA
Bryan Patrick Cassidy.....................................Richmond, TX
Leanne Christine Crowther......................... Calgary, Canada
James Jason Davis.....................................................Katy, TX
Daniel Alan Dye..................................................Bellaire, TX
Ryan Gautreau................................................Richmond, TX
Vincent Grindlay............................Surrey, United Kingdom
Claudia Antonia Ibarra Sam..............................Humble, TX
Marcus Allen Jackson........................................ Baytown, TX
Jessica Janelle Johnson.......................................Houston, TX
Kayla Denise Johnson.........................................Tomball, TX
Jeremy Losack..................................................Richmond, TX
Ryan Michael Lovchik.....................................Richmond, TX
Olga Machrone..............................................Sugar Land, TX
Vicki Marie March.................................. Saint John, Canada
Industrial Engineering (continued)
Civil Engineering (continued)
Julian Medina................................... Huntington Beach, CA
Steven Heath Mitchem......................................Wellford, SC
Philip Ovanessians.........................................Sugar Land, TX
Renee Marie Perry..........................................Richmond, TX
William Randall Rogers................................. Statesboro, GA
Ben B Sender....................................................Littleton, CO
Li Sheng.........................................................Nanjing, China
Rajeev V Shinde........................................... Calgary, Canada
Joyce Childress Szewczyk.............................Huntersville, NC
Kristen Marie Taylor....................................... Greenville, SC
Abhinav Uppal............................................. Calgary, Canada
Yijun Wang.................................................... Wuhan, China
Alfred Harris Wills III..................................... Greenville, SC
Cheng Sun....................................................Lanzhou, China
Jordan Richard Supler.....................................Pittsburgh, PA
Howard Denton Williamson III......................Columbia, SC
Robert C Wood.................................................. Atlanta, GA
Master of Science
Automotive Engineering
David Eric Anderson...................................... Greenville, SC
Ahmad T Mayyas............................................. Greenville, SC
Brian Timothy Thurgate................................. Sunnyvale, CA
Bioengineering
John Vernon Breitmeier.................................Melbourne, FL
Angela Grujicic................................................. Clemson, SC
Sriram Sankar................................................ Chennai, India
Computer Engineering
Charreau Sieanna Bell..............................Pawleys Island, SC
Harsh Vardhan Dwivedi............................. New Delhi, India
Bhushan Dattatraya Rayrikar.............................. Pune, India
Computer Science
Eric Nathaniel Anderson................................. Rock Hill, SC
Luyao Cheng....................................................Jinhua, China
Charles Thomas Cook........................................Six Mile, SC
Dong Gu..........................................................Henan, China
Yangyang He................................................... Anqing, China
Chunhua Pan..................................................... Xi’an, China
Dahao Qian....................................................Suzhou, China
Ying Xie..........................................................Sichuan, China
Pengfei Xuan..................................................... Clemson, SC
Xia Yang.......................................................... Jiangsu, China
Haihua Yin................................................... Liaoning, China
Electrical Engineering
Chemistry
Satyajeet Bhalchandra Bhide............................... Pune, India
Vikram Ashwin Bhide......................................... Pune, India
John Vernon Breitmeier.................................Melbourne, FL
Nivedhitha Giri................................................ Clemson, SC
Mahesh Harinath........................................... Chennai, India
Robert Charles Kriener............................. Myrtle Beach, SC
Juan Manuel Marmolejo Tejada....................Cali, Colombia
Shivram Ramanathan.................................... Chennai, India
Shweta Tomar..............................................Dehradun, India
Weixin Wu........................................................ Clemson, SC
Carla Renee Garcia.......................................Orange Park, FL
Environmental Engineering and Science
Civil Engineering
Katelyn Emma Bryll............................................Lockport, IL
Tara Elizabeth Matheny......................................... Aiken, SC
Sandra Michelle Reller................................Binghamton, NY
Biosystems Engineering
Clark Thomas Chewning.....................................Seneca, SC
Zachary Thomas Smoot......................................Bonaire, GA
Chemical Engineering
Henry Evan McDonald...................................... Auburn, AL
James Keyes Aton IV....................................... Grapevine, TX
Tarleton Lee Cave, Jr.....................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Jason Cooksey..............................................Spartanburg, SC
Sarah Katherine Dalton..................................... Newark, DE
Caitlyn Elizabeth Davis-McDaniel...................Winfield, WV
David Charles Duncan..................................... Fort Mill, SC
Robert Michael Funcik................................Isle of Palms, SC
J Michael Grayson.................................................Okatie, SC
Hillary Erin Harris....................................Pawleys Island, SC
Daniel L Keener............................................... Rock Hill, SC
David Alexander Keener.................................. Rock Hill, SC
Andre Peter Prescod................................. Barataria, Trinidad
William Cone Richardson.......................... Simpsonville, SC
Joseph Andrew Robertson.......................North Augusta, SC
Matthew Ryan Scarborough............................ Gastonia, NC
Mark William Schillinger...................................Cheney, WA
Industrial Engineering
Robert William Allen................................. Simpsonville, SC
Sourav Bhuyan..................................... Bhubaneshwar, India
Shawn M Blake............................................ Orangeburg, SC
Dean Vernon Dreibelbis, Jr.............................. Waxhaw, NC
Awatef Omar Ergai...............................................Central, SC
Narges Hosseini................................................ Clemson, SC
Alexander Iblher................................. Regensburg, Germany
Elizabeth Anne McCallion.....................................Tulsa, OK
Siddharth Vijay Setiya...................................... Clemson, SC
Samantha Lynn Sissel................................. Simpsonville, SC
Materials Science and Engineering
Margaret Lynn Fiedler.................................... Sandwich, MA
Alexandra Lee Foguth....................................Lake Wylie, SC
William Nathaniel Horton................................Milligan, TN
Archana Kayyar................................................. Clemson, SC
William Randall Shirley, Jr......................................... Iva, SC
Mathematical Sciences
Jeannette Imborgiano Brown..................Stuttgart, Germany
Jason Lee Joyner.................................................... Clover, SC
Haiming Zhou.......................................................Seneca, SC
Mechanical Engineering
Abdraouf Khalifa Abusoua............................... Clemson, SC
Daniel Curtis Bowers........................................ Phoenix, MD
Akash Sanjay Desai.............................................. Pune, India
Patrick Glomski............................................. Springfield, SC
Vineeth Kumar Jampala.......................................Vizag, India
Ravindra Shiva Charan Masana.................Hyderabad, India
Michael Miller.................................................. Evansville, IN
John C Porcher......................................................Milton, FL
Clodoaldo Jose da Silva...............................Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venkata Shilpa Varahagiri.................. Visakhapatnam, India
Andrew Franklin Werner.............................Isle of Palms, SC
Master of Parks, recreation and
tourism management
James Simiren Nampushi.................................Narok, Kenya
Master of Education
Administration and Supervision
Esther Amanda Lloyd................................... Greenwood, SC
Alexander H Smith..........................................Anderson, SC
Counselor Education
Emily Darnelle Bebber............................... Simpsonville, SC
Talia Ariel Corley...........................................Charleston, SC
Patricia Kathleen Ethridge......................... Fountain Inn, SC
Corynne A Jones................................................Decatur, GA
Sarah Kristin Yoos Kendrick...........................Columbia, SC
Kelsey Jayne Jones Marcero...................................Seneca, SC
Thomas Chadwick McGee................................. Wilson, NC
Margaret Elizabeth Meeker..........................Chapel Hill, NC
Amanda Faith Nelson......................................Anderson, SC
Jeffrey S Scranton.................................................. Easley, SC
Reading
Sarah Elizabeth Lane....................... Hilton Head Island, SC
Polymer and Fiber Science
Secondary Education
Rong Cui......................................................... Beijing, China
Kevser Erdener.....................................................Central, SC
College of Health, Education and
Human Development
Master of Science
Nursing
Education Specialist
Christian William Graver...................................... Easley, SC
Audrey W Jones.......................................................... Lee, FL
Administration and Supervision
Youth Development Leadership
Mark Anthony Drango, Jr.............................. Greenville, SC
Jeffrey Paul Duncan.............................................Pickens, SC
Sandra Smith Blankenship................................... Sunset, SC
John Taylor Boetsch.......................................... Fort Mill, SC
Rebecca Mays Coffey.......................................Anderson, SC
Aimee Cox..................................................Wilmington, NC
Crystal Dawn Crouse.................................Young Harris, GA
Darrell Alan Jernigan............................................Seneca, SC
Asha Lynette Jordan.......................................Fort Wayne, IN
Sarah Elizabeth May...........................................Raleigh, NC
Kelly Jenerette Shaw.................................................Loris, SC
Sheronda Nicole Witter.................................... Beaufort, SC
Master of Arts in Teaching
Middle Level Education
Matthew Lee Cannon..................................... Greenville, SC
Brittany Elise Bechtel Harbin...............................Taylors, SC
Secondary Education
David Bushfield Cattrell.............................. Spartanburg, SC
Master of Human Resource
Development
Aline Henao................................................ Simpsonville, SC
Kelly Leahy Turney........................................... Versailles, KY
Graduate School
Master of Public Administration
Blake Allan Visin.......................................... Crystal Lake, IL
Candidates for the Bachelor’s Degree
College of Agriculture, Forestry
and Life Sciences
Thomas R Scott, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
*Llyn Rivers Allen.......................................... Albemarle, NC
*Alexa Ryanne Bianchi...........................................Greer, SC
Whitnie Na’cole Davis............................................. Irmo, SC
*Frederick Lloyd Gilbert............................... Homewood, AL
*David Hammett................................................Bamberg, SC
Sarah Elizabeth Henderson..........................Mt Pleasant, SC
†**Sophie Lena Karnas.............................Honeoye Falls, NY
Kyle Curtis Lawrence.......................................... Smyrna, DE
Bolim Lee....................................................... Incheon, Korea
*Georgia Grace Lesser.........................................Auburn, IN
Irene Nicole Mortera..................................Goose Creek, SC
Cecily Mecole Rodgers..................................... Clemson, SC
Ashleigh Marie Scheidler.............................. Cincinnati, OH
**Marc Aaron Wooster...................................... Bluffton, SC
Bachelor of Science
Agricultural Education
Albert Glenn Arnette........................................ Leesville, SC
Justin Robert Coker........................................... Donalds, SC
Jacob Benjamin Fravel.............................. Stephens City, VA
Thomas Matthew Gary................................Ware Shoals, SC
Paige Leandra Haltiwanger............................ Silverstreet, SC
Henry Francis Harris III....................................Walhalla, SC
Jacob Randall Laughlin....................................Abbeville, SC
Henderson Bruce Rowe.................................... Fort Mill, SC
Michael Garrett Worrell....................................Barnwell, SC
Agricultural Mechnization and Business
William Ward Brown.......................................Lake City, SC
Kyle Gettys..................................................... Darlington, SC
Lawrence Gaston Knox................................Spartanburg, SC
Baxley Lee McIntyre..............................................Hamer, SC
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
*Mallory Lauren Alexander................................ Milford, DE
**Matthew Ryan Bennett...................................Walhalla, SC
***Sarah Elizabeth Blanton................................... Aiken, SC
*Kristen Bratton.................................................. Gaffney, SC
Lauren Holly Brown............................................Central, SC
Anna Brooke Carter........................................ Rock Hill, SC
Elizabeth Anne Carter.................................Williamston, SC
Margaret Anne Cox.............................................Central, SC
Dana Leigh Hardison.......................................... Vienna, VA
Ashton Dawn Hudson.......................................Barnwell, SC
Animal and Veterinary Sciences (continued)
*Erin Susanne Peters.................................. Fountain Inn, SC
Kelsey Bray Rand..........................................Mt Pleasant, SC
**Caroline Krauss Randinelli......................Isle of Palms, SC
Savannah Loren Singleton..................................... Easley, SC
†**Grace Marie Vahey............................. Surfside Beach, SC
Kate Foxworth Watson.....................................Kingstree, SC
Applied Economics and Statistics
Ashleigh Elaine Duncan...................................... Sumter, SC
Joshua Angus Pitts............................................Newberry, SC
Philip Austin Rizer................................................. Lodge, SC
Julie Claire Welch...............................................McLean, VA
Biochemistry
Man Man Chau.......................................Hong Kong, China
Kelley Elizabeth McQueeney...........................Columbia, SC
†**John Rogers Minner.............................. Summerville, SC
Steven Andrew Roberts............................... West Union, SC
Raquel S White...............................................Harleyville, SC
Biological Sciences
Ibtehal Albasher Alsallaiy................................Azzawia, Libya
Tiffany Miche Ancrum.................................. Charleston, SC
Nicholas Anderson Baughman....................... Greenville, SC
Kristie Faye Boggs.........................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Matthew Peter Boyeson....................................Columbia, SC
*Rebecca Lynne Cain.......................................Lexington, SC
Destiny Joy Cruz......................................... Simpsonville, SC
Rose Katherine Curry....................................... Clemson, SC
Gregory Renaud Franklin II.........................Blythewood, SC
Corbin M Fuller............................................Mt Pleasant, SC
*Claudy Nesly Gay, Jr...........................Cambria Heights, NY
Charlton Marvell Goodwin.............................Columbia, SC
†***William Dylan Hale...........................................York, SC
Michelle Hannon.................................................. Lyman, SC
*Ross Michael Hansen................................ Simpsonville, SC
*Lyndsay Nicole Heater...................................Charlotte, NC
Mary Katherine Heniford................North Myrtle Beach, SC
†*Steffanie Leigh Meyer................................. Chicopee, MA
Jason Ryan Norris.............................................Pilesgrove, NJ
Donald C Ritter.............................................. Greenville, SC
Jonathan Kevin Sharpe.......................................... Aiken, SC
***Theodore Allen Snyder III............................Walhalla, SC
Emily Megan Wallis............................................... Easley, SC
Thad Anderson Ward III..................................... Sumter, SC
Rachael Lauren Wheeler.................................. Clemson, SC
*James Reed Williamson................................... Florence, SC
Environmental and Natural Resources
*Derek Michael Acker........................................ Florence, SC
Ashley Margaret Buffington.......................... Bishopville, SC
Environmental and Natural Resources (continued)
Packaging Science
George Anderson Douglas III........................ Greenville, SC
Caroline Bradley Gill..................................... Charleston, SC
Robert Garner Hottensen III..........................New York, NY
Ronesha Lynn Strozier........................................ Atlanta, GA
†**Abbie Lee Tremblay...............................Westminster, MA
Casey Marie Yarborough................................... Scranton, SC
*Meredith Louise Boyd............................................Loris, SC
Shaketria Dyuatra Davis.................................... Camden, SC
Ashley Elizabeth Drennon............................... Anderson, SC
John Thomas Duncan..................................Mt Pleasant, SC
*Timothy Kyle Franke, Jr........................................Greer, SC
Chris Gunter...................................................Columbia, SC
Eric Haas............................................................... Easton, PA
**Mary Beth Helms..........................................Columbia, SC
Jacquelyn Ann Hemann................................ Kirkwood, MO
Demondray Antwon Hunter...........................Columbia, SC
Eric Mathew Kooper.......................................... Florence, SC
Matthew Robert Kramer..................................Pittsburgh, PA
Cody Walters Lawrence.......................................Chapin, SC
David Raymond Lott, Jr.....................................Barnwell, SC
Matthew Warren Majka..........................................Greer, SC
*Conner Edward Mendenhall........................ Greenville, SC
Patrick Clark Mittelstadt...............................Mt Pleasant, SC
***Andrew Keller Rabley......................................... Irmo, SC
Chelsea Lea Thompson.......................................Swansea, IL
**Marie Elizabeth Vaughan........................ Summerville, SC
Jonathan Brian West.....................................Orangeburg, SC
Food Science
Austin Mark Alvarez...................................... Alpharetta, GA
**Taylor Raye Corley.........................................Ridgeway, SC
Samantha Claire Danna...............................Mt Pleasant, SC
Catherine Elise Kent.......................................... Florence, SC
Brittney Nicole Linton..........................................McBee, SC
Will Cameron McWhirter...............................Columbia, SC
Matthew James Mead.......................................Columbia, SC
Adam Jacob Rubelmann......................................Orange, CT
*Stephanie Lynne Schatz...............................Norristown, PA
Julia Lightbourn Scheider................ Hilton Head Island, SC
†*Anna Garland Shaffner..................... Winston-Salem, NC
Virginia Anne West............................................ Atlanta, GA
Amber Alicia Wiles.................................................. Starr, SC
Forest Resource Management
Wesley Ridgeway Brunson.................................... Alcolu, SC
*Alex C Londeau............................................... Bluffton, SC
Casey Patrick McCarthy....................................... Sumter, SC
Clinton Denver Padgett.............................. Ridge Spring, SC
Jacob Thomas Schimpf.................................. Charleston, SC
Luke Daniel Scroggs.........................................Abbeville, SC
Justin Anthony Walker.................................Centennial, CO
Genetics
*Allison Heather Scott...................................Boca Raton, FL
Julio Cesar Sondon, Jr..........................................Taylors, SC
†**Audrey Lauren Turchick.............................Loveland, OH
Jillian C Turner.............................................. Windham, NH
Horticulture
*Kathleen Marie Dickson.............................Mt Pleasant, SC
Suzanne Nancy Lombardo................................ Clemson, SC
Jaime Elizabeth Morin.................................... Waterford, CT
Microbiology
William Ross Cary........................................... Batesburg, SC
Kristen Einset........................................................Baroda, MI
Tyler John Fleming.............................................. Sumter, SC
Nicholas Rex Grant................................................. Irmo, SC
Samyukta Kappagantula............................. Simpsonville, SC
†***Domonica Nichole Powell.............................. Aiken, SC
†**Morgan Elizabeth Teachey.............................Canton, GA
John Andrew Warren................................Basking Ridge, NJ
Natasha Shantell Williams................................. Atlanta, GA
Pre-professional Studies
*Lindsay Elizabeth Albea...............................Mills River, NC
Stefanie Leigh Culbertson........................... West Union, SC
***Brittany Michele Loy................................ Burlington, NC
Stephanie Chayce Vance........................................Dillon, SC
Turfgrass
William C Law.................................................Columbia, SC
Darius Edward Murphy.................................. Edgemoor, SC
Thomas Allen Reeder........................................ Camden, SC
Dallas Zachary Sledzik................................Spring Grove, PA
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Sarah Caroline Amick.......................................... Neeses, SC
Justin Alan Blauert............................................... Inman, SC
Rachel Elizabeth Bowdoin.....................................Tampa, FL
**Dana Marie Bradley...........................................Liberty, SC
James Lawrence Jenkins........................................ Santee, SC
Evan William Kaiser.............................................Seneca, SC
Thomas Patrick Kirby......................................Columbia, SC
Travis Allen Knott........................................ St Matthews, SC
Brian Andrew Murphy..............................Murrells Inlet, SC
James Daniel Sexton.............................................Taylors, SC
†***David Bledsoe Stone..............................Blythewood, SC
†***Carly Frances Summers..........................Spring City, PA
Kirtley Middlebrook Theisen.................................Greer, SC
***Chelsea Erin Weithman................................. Powell, OH
College of Architecture, Arts
and Humanities
English
Sarah Elizabeth Johnson.........................Moncks Corner, SC
John William Searcy................................... Summerville, SC
**Tess Louise Cuda............................................ Bluffton, SC
Anna Lesesne DuBose..........................................Seneca, SC
Courtney Ann Jacobs.................................... Baltimore, MD
Sean Thomas Rollins....................................Port St John, FL
Lindsay Swan....................................................Littleton, NH
Suzanne Marie Williams.................................. Rock Hill, SC
***Dawson James Zimmerman................. Lawrenceville, GA
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
History
*William Myles Ayers............................................. Easley, SC
**Jennifer Lee Buchanan............................. Swannanoa, NC
Joseph Richard Burton................................... Greenville, SC
**John Edward Cebe, Jr.................................. Greenville, SC
Megan Elizabeth Corbett.................................. Manning, SC
*James Ryan Hunt................................................Taylors, SC
Willie Lee Jones IV.........................................Richmond, VA
*Adam John Kozic.....................................Travelers Rest, SC
Benjamin Thomas Miskelly................................. Sharon, SC
**Nicholas A Myers.......................................... Salisbury, NC
Cole Clayton Smith...........................................Varnville, SC
Bachelor of Arts
Timothy Brian Bedard..................................... Hartsville, SC
Brian James Bobinski....................................... Rock Hill, SC
†**Keller Anne Bumgardner...........................Lexington, SC
†*Virginia Hallett Connell............................ Charleston, SC
Patrick McLaughlin Davis.......................................Greer, SC
*Emily Christine Donner.............................Mt Pleasant, SC
*Michael Patrick Kane................................... Alexandria, VA
Jacob Douglas Larson...........................................Seneca, SC
Blake McDonald Lindsey................................... Mauldin, SC
*Tyler Franklin Phillips.................................. Greenville, SC
*Mary Rose Rusthoven...................................... Florence, SC
Brooks Edward Smith...................................Orangeburg, SC
James Michael Reed Yanney.......................... Charleston, SC
Architecture
Language and International Trade
*James Michael Beveridge................................Columbia, SC
*Chelsea Brandt............................................Chesapeake, VA
*Jeremy David Cash..............................................Pacolet, SC
John David Gutermuth...................................... Atlanta, GA
Tricia Dawn Johnson.......................................Lexington, SC
Eleanor Lucille Lynch..................................Spartanburg, SC
Daniel Rivera.............................................. Simpsonville, SC
***Lena Grace Roper...................................... Greenville, SC
*Molly Beth Conley............................................... Salem, SC
Communication Studies
Double Major
†**Sarah Rebekah Bixler......................................... Irmo, SC
*Adam Elliott Bock................................... Gaithersburg, MD
**Kaitlyn Alyssa Cranshaw......................Ormond Beach, FL
***Sara Cullins.............................................. Woodstock, GA
*Dalton Andrew Freeman.....................................Pelion, SC
Briana Joelle Johnson.........................................Orlando, FL
**Nicholas Gaetano Ketaner................................ Spring, TX
***Annimari Katriina Korte............. Kirkkonummi, Finland
***Brooke Elizabeth Loucks.............................Charlotte, NC
***Sara Elizabeth McGee.............................. Greenwood, SC
*Taylor Ann Moyer........................................ Baltimore, MD
Bryan Narcisse.........................................North Augusta, SC
*Rebecca Brooks Newton............................... Greenville, SC
***Rebekah Milam Platt.................................. Rock Hill, SC
†***Alison Emily Richman............................. Plainsboro, NJ
**Ashley Anne Scala................................. Gaithersburg, MD
**Parker Gene Toms........................................ Anderson, SC
History and Language and International Trade
Richard E Goodstein, Dean
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Modern Languages
†**Rachel Christine McGonigal.................... Great Falls, VA
Production Studies in Performing Arts
**Danyelle Sharmaine Davis....................Newport News, VA
**Charles Glover Lane, Jr.............................. Charleston, SC
Sociology and Spanish
Kathryn Coleman Woodward...............................Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Science
Construction Science and Management
Najee Bagley................................................ Simpsonville, SC
Joseph Herbert Weir......................................... Clemson, SC
*David Hansford Wood....................................Nashville, TN
Language and International Health
(Language and International Health is jointly administered by the
College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and the
College of Health, Education and Human Development.)
Caitlin Moore..............................................Spartanburg, SC
College of Business and
Behavioral Science
Claude C Lilly, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Economics
Justin Mattson Brooks.................................... Greenville, SC
Laura Catherine David.......................................... Easley, SC
Brendon Olin Mize................................................ Easley, SC
Christopher Brooks Prince............................. Greenville, SC
Sarah Helen Scott........................................Johns Island, SC
Political Science
Salimatu Bianca Barry........................................... Aiken, SC
***Nicolas Jensen Baughman.......................... Anderson, SC
David Ondra Berry, Jr................................... Fayetteville, NC
Keith Russell Collins...................................... Greenville, SC
*Halie Elizabeth Daniels...................................... Boerne, TX
Joseph Blakeney Ellison.................................. Greenville, SC
*Lilla Marta Fordos..................................Keszthely, Hungary
*Charles Bryan Freeman................................ Greenville, SC
Jonathan Carl Holbrook............................... Greenwood, SC
Kenneth Robert Hollister......................... Pawleys Island, SC
Charles Inabinet.....................................................Greer, SC
*Leanne Marie Kenealy................... Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Neil Sullivan McDonald............................. Simpsonville, SC
**Christin E McMasters......................... Winston-Salem, NC
Matthew S Postell..............................................Gastonia, NC
Maria Leigh Thompson................................Orangeburg, SC
Kristin Shernell Trowell......................................... Aiken, SC
Mary Christine Wood..................................... Greenville, SC
Andrew Windham Yates..............................Spartanburg, SC
Psychology
Jolia Evionne Alexander..................................... Atlanta, GA
*Whitney C Black............................................Columbia, SC
***Christina Marie Callan................................ Norman, OK
Melissa Sue Collins.......................................... Rock Hill, SC
Ariel Devon Corace............................................ Easton, MD
***Olivia Michelle Fox................................ Miamisburg, OH
***Tianna Jalissa Gallishaw...............................Andrews, SC
Jessie Leigh Griffis...............................................Central, SC
Victoria Audrey Hall............................................ Darien, CT
Christopher Lee Hetzler....................................Marietta, GA
***Arden Youngblood Lowndes...................Mt Pleasant, SC
***Kori Elizabeth Manson............................ Brattleboro, VT
Meghan Anne Murphy.................................. Alpharetta, GA
John Joseph O’Connell..................Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Stephen Harold Page....................... Hilton Head Island, SC
Natalie Michelle Plaehn........................................... Irmo, SC
Marisa Bethany Satterfield..................................... Easley, SC
**Caroline O’Connor Smith.............................. Conway, SC
Brittany Rose Steadman..................................... Geneva, NY
Nicole Gabriela Vanegas...............................Blythewood, SC
Katherine Branham Wood..............................Lexington, SC
Sociology
Sarah Emily Bartley................................... Fountain Inn, SC
Orlandus Andre Branch.................................Richmond, VA
Treva Raye Camp.........................................Spartanburg, SC
James Robert Cox, Jr............................................ Belton, SC
**Aimee Alexandra Durant....................... North Haven, CT
William Graham Gardner................................. Camden, SC
*John Owen McCutcheon...............................Columbia, SC
Rennie Lee Moore, Jr........................................ St Marys, GA
*Kaitlin Erin Nichols................................... Windermere, FL
Kristin Denise Powell............................................. Easley, SC
Matthew Edward Siebert..........................................York, SC
Terry Richard Sloan III.......................................... Easley, SC
***Sarah Christine Truitt............................ Sandy Hook, CT
Dylan Elizabeth Wallace................................... Westfield, NJ
Jeffrey Paul Watkins...................................... Gray Court, SC
Double Major
English and Psychology
†***Timothy Weatherby Overton..................... Newtown, PA
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
*Caitlin Lara Baker..................................... Summerville, SC
*Thomas Alan Brooks.................................... Greenville, SC
James Mercer Burns..........................................Townville, SC
***Natashia Lindsay Cooke................................... Easley, SC
*Kayla DeeAnne Corn............................................Greer, SC
Karen Elizabeth Eite.................................................York, SC
*Tiffany Lan Greene....................................... Greenville, SC
Matthew James Hozik.................................... Great Falls, VA
*Brian Timothy Irvin....................................Clarkesville, GA
Andrew Michael Klas.................................. Simpsonville, SC
*Brent Andrews Lewis................................ Simpsonville, SC
Joseph Richard Matsinger.....................................Taylors, SC
Eric Charles Mohrmann................................. Greenville, SC
Jennifer Ann Roueche.................................... Greenville, SC
Eric Bradley Schneider................................Spartanburg, SC
*Lara Lee Schumpert....................................... Prosperity, SC
*Chad Bradley Stone......................................... Florence, SC
Robert Scott Truesdale...................................... Camden, SC
†**Robert Kenneth Turner............................. Knoxville, TN
Kandace Ann Vickery...................................... Anderson, SC
Zachary Tyler Waters II.............................. Daniel Island, SC
**Jeremy Evan Weinberg............................Ellicott City, MD
†*Christine Evelyn Wilkins....................................Greer, SC
***Hannah Leeann Wood.................................. Gaffney, SC
Economics
David Edward Allen........................................Columbia, SC
Christopher Binin Berg.......................................... Avon, CT
*Christopher Alan Carman.............................Columbia, SC
Robert McCuen Elmore......................................Cheraw, SC
***Caroline Taylor Holbrook........................ Alpharetta, GA
Economics (continued)
Graphic Communications (continued)
Pedro Ildefonso IV.....................................Severna Park, MD
***Matthew Edward Kerr.................................Lexington, SC
*Kelly McCann Moses..........................................Fairfax, VA
†**Kate Louise Rickenbach..............................Chantilly, VA
Andrew E Roehl.....................................................Greer, SC
***Brandon Jeffrey Schneider..........................Pittsburgh, PA
Jeffrey Victor Skinner, Jr.................................... Florence, SC
Enny Sondon........................................................Taylors, SC
Catrice DaShan Taylor....................................... Decatur, GA
Charles Scott Moon........................................ Greenville, SC
Catrina Nomble Murphy................................... Conyers, GA
Adrian Ikechukwu Nkwocha...........................Columbia, SC
Alexandra Elizabeth Nolte...............................Pendleton, SC
Victoria Dawn Owens......................................Pendleton, SC
Stefan Alexander Perea............................... Simpsonville, SC
Gina Marie Perna........................................ Simpsonville, SC
*Sherece Monet Rouse............................North Augusta, SC
***Daniel Griffith Smith........................................Greer, SC
*Lane Joseph Stevens......................................... Camden, SC
Benjamin Micheal Stewart............................... Rock Hill, SC
*Lindsey Alyssa Stewart................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Christopher Jordan Swetenburg......................... Clinton, SC
Randolph Donald Walker II........... Hilton Head Island, SC
April Leigh Weaver....................................... Greenwood, SC
Whitney Austin White.................................... Piedmont, SC
**Kristen Michelle Zeleznik..................................... Mars, PA
Financial Management
Chris S Dundov...........................................Spartanburg, SC
Ryan Alexander Engelke...................................Hamilton, NJ
(Degree Awarded Posthumously)
Michael James Fortney........................................... Salem, SC
Kevin Lee Galloway, Jr.....................................Charlotte, NC
Coleman Tyler Jahnke.....................................Charlotte, NC
Rodrigo Marcus Jones........................................ Nesmith, SC
**Rebecca Gail King...........................................Lavonia, GA
Andrew Michael Klas.................................. Simpsonville, SC
Morgan Alisa Lee.......................................... Greenwood, SC
Daniel Adam Leshman...........................................Greer, SC
Raymond Jon Loveland................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Matthew Paul Martella........................................ Marlton, NJ
Matthew Toms Mason.................................Spartanburg, SC
Albert Hayne McMeekin IV............................Columbia, SC
**Austin Wesley McVay.............................. Simpsonville, SC
*Mary Elizabeth Moravec............................ Simpsonville, SC
Bryan Fitzhugh Powell...........................................Dallas, TX
Brandon Todd Ray.................................................Greer, SC
*John Paul Simkovich...................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Michael Peterson Spitz..................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Kayla Uranaka.............................................. Windermere, FL
John David Vogelzang.....................................Belle Mead, NJ
Jedidiah N Weiss............................................ Lumberton, NJ
Jeffrey Dale Zillich........................................Kennewick, WA
Graphic Communications
Kelli Nicole Becht.................................................... Irmo, SC
William P Black............................................... Batesburg, SC
*Nicole Marie Bowen............................................. Aiken, SC
*Brittany Anne Bundrick........................West Columbia, SC
Andrew Fowler Burgess........................................Taylors, SC
Paige Elise Burleson.................................... Simpsonville, SC
Katie Renee Caputo............................................. Sumter, SC
Cameron Louise Colcolough.......................... Memphis, TN
Kristin Leigh Ellefson..............................North Augusta, SC
***Bethani Hope Galloway.................................... Easley, SC
**Jesse Alan Godfrey.............................................Seneca, SC
*Danielle Marie Gorze...............................Travelers Rest, SC
Raphael Fernando Greene......................... Bennettsville, SC
Carlyle Jackson Gregory..................................Columbia, SC
Brian Thomas Hight........................................ Anderson, SC
Kaylee Humphreys.......................................... Greenville, SC
Charles Martino....................................................Seneca, SC
Industrial Management
Brennen Lee Owens................................... Summerville, SC
Management
Bryan Keith Askew, Jr................................. Summerville, SC
(Degree Awarded Posthumously)
George Welborn Ballentine III..................... Greenwood, SC
Erin Lee Beebe................................................. Knoxville, TN
John Aaron Black....................................................Greer, SC
Matthew Gregory Boutot......................................Seneca, SC
Riley Thomas Brock......................................... Anderson, SC
*Jaron Xavier Brown..................................... Society Hill, SC
Buckman Thomas Brownell............................. Andover, NH
Adam Michael Caldwell......................................Carlisle, SC
Russell Scott Carlson..........................................Bedford, NY
Mallory Lynn Charette................................ Hampstead, MD
Brennan Grey Chesley....................................Richmond, VA
*Weslie Marie Clark............................................. Pauline, SC
Jesse Marion Coburn III....................................Marietta, GA
Brian Daniel Cornelius.................................. Woodside, CA
Davis Moorhead Crosby...............................Mt Pleasant, SC
Andrew Chandler Darr...............................Spartanburg, SC
Brian Lorne Dauer.......................................Woodbridge, VA
Dylan Clifton DeFronzo.................................... Mauldin, SC
Chatham O’Bryant Diehl..................................... Lyman, SC
Derek Ahearn DiFazio...................................Smithtown, NY
Zachary Phillip Dobbins.........................................Greer, SC
Hugh Bradley Dodd......................................Chesapeake, VA
Kia L Drummond...................................................Greer, SC
Jeremy Vernon Duncan...................................Pendleton, SC
Patrick Alan Duncan, Jr.................................. Greenville, SC
Joseph Bryan Ellison...........................................Six Mile, SC
Salvador Estrada, Jr................................................ Easley, SC
Angela Ryan Fahey.......................................... Greenville, SC
Donald S Frank, Jr.............................................. Marlton, NJ
Brett Arlington Gambrell................................ Piedmont, SC
Jessica Haley Gaston.............................................Seneca, SC
Management (continued)
Marketing (continued)
Walter Lee Gay, Jr.............................................. Beaufort, SC
Robert Ryan Gill.............................................. Rock Hill, SC
Tyler Kevin Gleaton...........................................Barnwell, SC
Douglas Wyatt Groseclose...............................Charlotte, NC
*Allyson Mary Guay................................Morehead City, NC
**Austin R Harper.............................................Marietta, GA
Russell Lee Hendrix.....................................Westminster, SC
Brian Christopher Hoffer.................................. Bluffton, SC
*Emily Sinclair Jarvis........................................Townville, SC
William Christopher Johnson................ Galivants Ferry, SC
Ashley Victoria Johnston......................................Taylors, SC
**Christopher Kar.........................................Cutchogue, NY
Jonathan Allen Kemp.......................................Landrum, SC
Timothy Jay Levi..............................................Flat Rock, NC
Shawn Keith Linebaugh..................................Columbia, SC
Samuel Schmieder Mencher............................New York, NY
Eric Michael Morabito............................................. Irmo, SC
*Molly Louise Moran.......................................... Easton, MD
Brian Alexander Morris.................................. Greenville, SC
Neal Denton Moseley..................................... Greenville, SC
Richard Daniel Murphy......................................Kershaw, SC
Philip Gamble Murray...................................... Manning, SC
Joshua Daniel Luther Nalley III............................ Easley, SC
David Michael Navarro...................................... Bluffton, SC
Adam Parker Nickles............................................ Belton, SC
Alexandra O’Donnel....................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Christe Danielle Outen........................................McBee, SC
Aaron Lee Owens.................................................Taylors, SC
***Seunghee Paik.............................................. Daegu, Korea
Joshua Barrett Payne.........................................Gastonia, NC
Charles John Perry.......................................... Derwood, MD
Robert Mitchell Phillips...............................Orangeburg, SC
†***Mitchell William Frame Plyler............. McConnells, SC
Martin Erich Richenhagen................................. Duluth, GA
David Maxwell Romero.............................. Binghamton, NY
Kristen Lennel Stroud..................... Hilton Head Island, SC
Alexander Blair Szczukowski..............................Oxford, MD
Stewart Lee Thomason........................................Toccoa, GA
William Daniel Traber, Jr...................................... Easley, SC
Tyler Jon Turri.................................................West Islip, NY
Derek Christopher Ward....................................... Easley, SC
Zachary Delos Washburn............................... Greenville, SC
Annelise Coryell Watkins................................ Rock Hill, SC
Justin Keith Wilkins........................................... Gaffney, SC
Sara Marie Wilson........................... Hilton Head Island, SC
Howard Lee Winns, Jr.................................. Hemingway, SC
Kristin Leigh Ellefson..............................North Augusta, SC
*Chantelle Violet Getty................................... Rock Hill, SC
*Kathleen Anita Giese................................ Washington, DC
Christopher Shane Hilton........................................York, SC
**Evan Leanne Hines.............................................Greer, SC
*Lauren Elizabeth Hovey...................................Danvers, MA
*Patrick Joseph Jagielski................................. Alpharetta, GA
Jordan Allison Lee...........................................Charlotte, NC
Alicia Lynn Lindstedt........................................Houston, TX
*Kelly McCann Moses..........................................Fairfax, VA
Daniel Brett Porter................................................. Easley, SC
*Jennifer Maelee Richardson...............................Pickens, SC
*Tanner James Smith..................................... Alpharetta, GA
Christopher Nichols Southwick...................... St Albans, VT
Paul James Wheeler................................................Greer, SC
Marketing
William Archie Adams III...................................McColl, SC
Rachel Whitney Ammon............................West Chester, PA
Kristen Nicole Brantley............................... St Matthews, SC
**Meghan Kelly Bundrick............................... Royal Oak, MI
*Cason Brackett Carter.................................. Blairsville, GA
**Stephanie Morgan Conrad........................... Rock Hill, SC
Elisabeth Christianne Dicey....................... Simpsonville, SC
*Sarah Elizabeth Eigner................................. Charleston, SC
Political Science
Aleksandrs D Aperans........................................Bedford, NY
Caitlin Lindsey Dorne’...................................Gainesville, FL
Jonathan Michael Frederick............................... Easton, MD
†**Matthew Ross Londergan...................... Summerville, SC
David Brian Martin..............................................Seneca, SC
Rees James Porcari......................................... Alpharetta, GA
†**Caroline Elizabeth Reigart......................Mt Pleasant, SC
Samantha Kay Sutton...................................... Rock Hill, SC
Psychology
Danielle Elizabeth Butts................................... Fort Mill, SC
Natalee Kristan Cartee.........................................Seneca, SC
Justin Wayne Clark....................................... Gainesville, GA
Tiffany Rebecca Eoute..........................................Taylors, SC
**Ansley Catherine Erbacher..................... Simpsonville, SC
Talia Raniayah Gladden..................................Columbia, SC
Miranda Jane Grace.......................................... Fort Mill, SC
Sara Kathleen Lane............................................ Florence, SC
Alexandria Rose Lauer.....................................Springfield, IL
Mary Elaine Mahaffey................................. Simpsonville, SC
**Blair Elizabeth Martin.................................. Anderson, SC
***Wesley Warton Mitchell..................................Taylors, SC
Daniel Lee Moore....................................Mountain Rest, SC
Philip Gamble Murray...................................... Manning, SC
Melissa Star Nation................................................ Easley, SC
*Eleanor Anne Crawford Nicklas.................. Charleston, SC
Lizoralia Perez..............................................Spartanburg, SC
Chelsey Reigh Pinkstaff................................... Knoxville, TN
Ryan Stephen Polsinelli...................................Savannah, GA
***Ashley Anne Rogers.................................... Ridgeville, SC
Martyn Elizabeth Rushing................................Archdale, NC
*Paige Madison Shaver............................ Schaefferstown, PA
**Jessie Coker Strickland................................... Florence, SC
Sociology
John David Burgess..............................................Pickens, SC
Bradly Cecil Crenshaw.......................................... Easley, SC
Sociology (continued)
Civil Engineering (continued)
Elika Jhene Jordan.............................................Bamberg, SC
Isaac William Lake.......................................Ware Shoals, SC
Teausha Tawanda Moore........................................Greer, SC
Bradley William Powell.........................................Seneca, SC
Stefan Paxton Prufer....................................Greensboro, NC
Aaron Christopher Smith...................................... Easley, SC
Courtney Cherrelle Williams............................. Clinton, SC
Lawrence A B Corry III............................... Greensboro, GA
James Richard Cox......................................Garden City, SC
Jamison Matthew Crowley..........................Myrtle Beach, SC
Cameron Mitchel Duncan................................... Lugoff, SC
James Arthur Fuller III....................................Columbia, SC
Michael Thomas Gillespie....................................Liberty, SC
Alexander Paul Hargrave-Thomas................. Alpharetta, GA
Luther Kenneth Henderson............................. Clemson, SC
Kyle Douglas Jarrett................................. Huntingtown, MD
*Matthew Sander Johnson.................................. Laurens, SC
Brendon James Klinar................................Goose Creek, SC
David Michael Lane, Jr............................. Pawleys Island, SC
Masaki Maeda.............................................Myrtle Beach, SC
**Anthony John Martin.............................. Summerville, SC
*Alvie Cecil McClaran III............................... Greenville, SC
**Michael William Nerbun................................Eastover, SC
Andrew Charles Pagels.................................Mt Pleasant, SC
**Caleb Jess Pittman..................................... Greenwood, SC
Benjamin Thomas Poore................................. Rock Hill, SC
Parker Lee Shields.........................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Anthony Devoe Slisher................................... Fort Myers, FL
***Bryan Thomas Vickery......................................Greer, SC
Taylor Garnet Wallace..................................... Rock Hill, SC
Marla Nicole Watson.......................................Columbia, SC
Michael H Wright...........................................San Diego, CA
Jeremy David Yuhas............................................. Gilbert, SC
College of Engineering and Science
Esin Gulari, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
William Reginald Christopher III....................Awendaw, SC
Computer Science
Natasha T Loiseau...............................Upper Marlboro, MD
Bachelor of Science
Bioengineering
*Shelley Marie Floyd......................................... Scranton, SC
Jonathan Glen Heywood..............................Mt Pleasant, SC
**Jonathan Bradford Matheny............................... Aiken, SC
*Devin Victoria Walford................................Cherry Hill, NJ
Ceramic and Materials Engineering
Kelly Foti............................................................Pittsford, NY
***Ryan Frederick Need...................................Charlotte, NC
Chemical Engineering
Jennifer Christine Graves.......................................Greer, SC
†*Joseph Michael Mannion.........................Spartanburg, SC
Chemistry
*Jessica Teague Dahle........................................... Belton, SC
**David Edward Longfield................................ Fort Mill, SC
Mira Narayan..................................................... Florence, SC
Javis Lonnel Sullivan.............................................. Easley, SC
Jenna Ann Wilkes.................................................. Easley, SC
Civil Engineering
Willis Gilbert Bailey, Jr....................................Columbia, SC
**Scott Edward Bard......................... Hopewell Junction, NY
*Chelsey Marie Beals......................................... Beaufort, SC
*Thomas C Blackwell.............................Moncks Corner, SC
Brandon Michael Bowers...................................Pomaria, SC
***Jonathan Allen Brent..................................Springfield, IL
Patrick Daniel Brownson.................................Columbia, SC
*Brittany Elizabeth Bryan................................. Clemson, SC
Lucas Taylor Bryson..............................................Taylors, SC
Tyson Everette Corley..........................................Chapin, SC
Computer Engineering
*Carson Alan Brown....................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Damien Lamont Cameron......................Newport News, VA
Thomas James Godfrey.....................................Kathleen, GA
***Jared Brandon Stokes......................................Seneca, SC
William Robertson Walsh.........................Silver Spring, MD
*Edwin Lee Weill............................................... Florence, SC
Jerek Jernard Wilson.....................................Orangeburg, SC
*Josiah s Yeagley......................................................Greer, SC
Computer Information Systems
David Bryan Abbott, Jr...........................West Columbia, SC
Cody Preston Powell....................................Johnsonville, SC
Computer Science
Camden James Clements.............................Mt Pleasant, SC
**James Larry Hall III...................................... Anderson, SC
Austen Luke Hayes............................. North Charleston, SC
*John Edward Heatherington.................................Greer, SC
†*Josiah David Hester............................................ Kailua, HI
*Brian Bloom Lewis............................................. Venetia, PA
Prabudh Maini............................................ New Delhi, India
Matthew A McNeill............................................ Atlanta, GA
†**Jack Hale Merwin......................................Ridgecrest, CA
***Andrew Daniel Ouzts..............................Mt Pleasant, SC
Ashima Sood..................................................Gurgaon, India
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (continued)
Pedro Vitali Amarante................................ Summerville, SC
Christopher Anderson.......................................... Moore, SC
Wysheka Tasheana Austin..................................... Easley, SC
*Joseph Holland Bell......................................... Mauldin, SC
Levi Jerome Bennett II................................ Summerville, SC
†***Frederick Werber Bryan................................ Sumter, SC
William Keith Few................................................ Lugoff, SC
Wesley Scott Garren.............................. Hendersonville, NC
Kevin Kristopher Haag............................North Augusta, SC
Jeffrey A Martin................................................Andover, MA
Spencer Paul Mead................................................Naples, FL
Daniel Lewis Newsome.................................... Hartsville, SC
Joshua Shane Phipps............................................ Lugoff, SC
*Tyler Joseph Shake............................................... Aiken, SC
Laura F Todd....................................................Hanahan, SC
Hannah Oury Weatherford..........................Mt Pleasant, SC
*John Avery Launius....................................... Buckhead, GA
**Andrew Ryan McGovern................................... Austin, TX
Jennifer Suzanne Meyers................................. Greenville, SC
Michael Andrew Minton................................ Greenville, SC
**Matthew Joel Pearson................................... Anderson, SC
†*Michelle Christine Phillips...........................Ellisville, MO
Jeremy Ryan Richards............................................ Aiken, SC
Daniel Ingram Schellinger...........................Clifton Park, NY
Nicholas Blake Shaw.......................................... Mauldin, SC
Joshua Scott Shockley.............................................Greer, SC
Kyle Richard Sink....................................North Augusta, SC
Austin Gardner Smith............................Hendersonville, TN
Miltiadis Stamatopoulos................................Walterboro, SC
Jonathan David Sunde.....................................Charlotte, NC
Brian Keith Thompson.................................. Greenviille, SC
Matthew E Thompson..................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Sarah M Truckenbrodt................................... Greenville, SC
Daniel Fitzgerald Tynan...............................Isle of Palms, SC
John R Vaskis, Jr...........................................Mt Pleasant, SC
Nicholas Matthew Walsh................................Richmond, VA
†*Timothy James Warrick.................................... Gilbert, SC
Marion Cody Webb.................................... Ridge Spring, SC
Christopher Ryan Wilson......................................Byron, GA
Richard Luke Wright............................................. Easley, SC
William Taylor Yarbro............................................Greer, SC
Geology
Emily Renee Clark.......................................Spartanburg, SC
Industrial Engineering
Jonathan Cain Bacaoat...............................Goose Creek, SC
Ryan Garnett Cowherd............................. Downingtown, PA
Materials Science and Engineering
*Nicholas D Tritapoe.........................................Bamberg, SC
Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Michael Tkacik................................................. Fort Mill, SC
Zackary Neal Dixon................................... South Riding, VA
Sarah Anne Irwin................................................Pickens, SC
Rachel Anne Mathias.......................................... Gilbert, SC
*Brian James Reeves........................................ Greenville, SC
Kyle T Shoemaker.......................................... Hellertown, PA
†**Taylor James Trott...................................Spartanburg, SC
College of Health, Education and
Human Development
Mechanical Engineering
Early Childhood Education
†**Matthew Ethan Bessette............................. Rock Hill, SC
Vincent James Brown, Jr..................................Rockville, MD
Hunter Cestoni............................................... Kennesaw, GA
*Joseph Cogliano.............................................. Fort Mill, SC
Kevin Marius Dejonckheere........................ Campobello, SC
John William DeJong II................................. Greenville, SC
*Pieter Henry De Pape..................................... Anderson, SC
Charles Chapman Fairey.................................Columbia, SC
*Randall McCager Fowler.............................. Greenville, SC
Victor Hugo Gallas Cervo................................ Clemson, SC
Deon Jerrod Glenn............................................... Union, SC
*Sean Patrick Gunning.................................... Anderson, SC
Seth Colson Hamilton..................................... Rock Hill, SC
William Tyler Harkey......................................Charlotte, NC
Austin Randal Hilliard....................................Columbia, SC
**John Nathan Ihme............................................... Cope, SC
Maxwell Joseph Jaworski..................................Pendleton, SC
Christian Edward Kreske....................................... Miami, FL
Andrea Forbes...............................................Banner Elk, NC
Lawrence R Allen, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Elementary Education
*Ruby Alexandra Alford...............................Mt Pleasant, SC
***Tyler Shae Bennett................................. Simpsonville, SC
Heather Marie Evans............................... Mechanicsville, VA
***Lauren Elizabeth Ficklen............................. Fort Mill, SC
Jared Andrew Holloway......................................... Aiken, SC
*Carolyn Ruth Joye..........................................Columbia, SC
Corinne Renae Kennealy................. Hilton Head Island, SC
*Anna Victoria Lawson................................Mt Pleasant, SC
**Courtney Campbell Lollis........................Williamston, SC
***Ruth Ann McDaniel................................Morganton, NC
***Alexandra Ermophile Metropol.................Columbia, SC
**Lauren Moss.................................................... Bel Air, MD
Elementary Education (continued)
Nursing (continued)
Lawrence Marklin Ochieng................................. Bexley, OH
**Stacy N Powell.................................................... Easley, SC
Randi Sharpe................................................... Anderson, SC
***Dana Lynn Tinklepaugh................................... Easley, SC
Jeannette Marie Cox...........................................Orlando, FL
Tracy Campbell Crawford................................ Anderson, SC
***Kimberly Ann Dernlan..............................Wellington, FL
*Victoria Elizabeth Dodson............................ Greenville, SC
*Jennifer Lauren Elrod.................................... Piedmont, SC
*Kara Jane Garber............................................. Clemson, SC
***Kristen Diane Gerwig............................ Summerville, SC
*Julie Ann Gibson...................................................Largo, FL
***Mary Nerissa Gilmer..................................... Florence, SC
**Whitney Kristin Gray...................................Columbia, SC
Christina Marie Griffin.............................. Summerville, SC
**Elizabeth Bentley Hagood.......................... Charleston, SC
***Amanda Leigh Harrison....................... Fountain Inn, SC
**Janice Marie Hartley................................... Charleston, SC
***Donna Elizabeth Hobson...................... Simpsonville, SC
***Valerie Jo Jansen.............................................Athens, GA
**Emily Margaret Kennan.............................Cherry Hill, NJ
*Megan Kyle..................................................... Anderson, SC
***Joelynn Rosella Leopard............................. Anderson, SC
**Melissa LoBue.....................................................Wayne, NJ
**Teryi Denise Louch...................................... Anderson, SC
**Whitney Alstyne Love....................................... Inman, SC
**Melissa Ann Magee....................................Mt Pleasant, SC
***Charity Lynn Manning......................................Greer, SC
**Kelly Nicole Merrill..............................Ormond Beach, FL
*Tabitha Denise Merritt................................... Anderson, SC
***Courtney Lauren Mills......................................Greer, SC
Jefre Leland Millwood II......................... Boiling Springs, SC
Kaitlyn Christine Milunas.......................... San Antonio, TX
***Rachel Marie Nocito..........................................Greer, SC
***Kristen Paige Oliver....................................... Gaffney, SC
***Mary Elizabeth Price................................... Anderson, SC
***Glenn Michael Quigley............................... Anderson, SC
*Stacy Michelle Schaefer..................................Columbia, SC
Amber Dannielle Sisk...........................................Liberty, SC
*Casie Ruthann Smith.................................... Greenville, SC
***Hadley Munn Spencer.................................... Sumter, SC
Ashley Renee Edwards Starling............................ McBee, SC
**Lauren Alexandra Teffeteller.................... Spartanburg, SC
†**Amy Marie Turner......................................... Atlanta, GA
***Ashley Ann Williams.........................................Greer, SC
**Morgan Elizabeth Yarborough.............West Columbia, SC
Secondary Education
*Sara Kathryn Touchet.......................................... Easley, SC
Special Education
Mansa Olajuwon Joseph....................................... Salters, SC
Bachelor of Science
Health Science
Andre Lamont Cobbs.................................... Charleston, SC
Kimberly Marie Curtis.................................... Greenville, SC
Shakara Simone Elam............................................ Aiken, SC
*Amy Elizabeth Flowers................................... Hartsville, SC
**Kaitlin Marie Galvin............................Virginia Beach, VA
*Kendra Lee Gauntlett....................................... Sarasota, FL
Neil Osmar Gonzalez.................................. Washington, DC
Chance Hayden Lawrence............................... Rock Hill, SC
***Leah Elise McMillion.................................... Hopkins, SC
Phillipa Nicole Morse......................................Rockville, MD
†*Lauren Rebecca Perkins............................ Greenwood, SC
†**Caroline Elizabeth Reigart......................Mt Pleasant, SC
†**Ashlyn Ellen Ruczko.......................................Chapin, SC
*Kristy Marie Schweighardt...................................Jupiter, FL
ReAuta Zeporia Scott.......................................Columbia, SC
Claire Elizabeth Sellers.....................................Landrum, SC
†***Megan Brooke Whitehead........................... Forsyth, GA
Charlzanne Almia Williams.............................Newberry, SC
Catharine Paxson Wingate..............................Columbia, SC
Mathematics Teaching
Jessica Leigh Davis....................................................York, SC
McKenzie Lynn Hoxit............................................ Easley, SC
Nursing
***Amy Mappes Adams.................................... Durham, NC
†**Holly N Anderson............................................ Easley, SC
*Kelsey Elizabeth Armstrong........................Morristown, TN
***Carrie Lynn Ballenger............................... Charleston, SC
**Dana S Beatty............................................... Anderson, SC
**Jessica Danielle Black.................................... Clemson, SC
***Raven Nicole Booth....................................Lexington, SC
*Amy Lynn Boulanger............................................Greer, SC
**Whitney Ann Bridges...............................Spartanburg, SC
**Jessica Elaine Bullock.............................Travelers Rest, SC
*Chasidy Lauren Burris..............................Myrtle Beach, SC
*Janelle Elise Cibock.......................................... Florence, SC
**Sherry Denise Clark.................................... Greenville, SC
**Margaret Ann Conte........................................ Sumter, SC
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
John Barwise...................................................... Bluffton, SC
Sara Katherine Bodell....................................... Clemson, SC
Kantrell Brown............................................. St Matthews, SC
Michael Nathan Bumgarner............................. Cashiers, NC
*Audrey Caroline Couch................................ Greenville, SC
Patrick Brendan Donnelly......................... Saunderstown, RI
Christopher Kenneth Epps...................Stone Mountain, GA
Kyle Alan Faris.................................................Glenwood, NJ
David Isaac Gilson..................................................Greer, SC
Sarah Frances Good........................................ Anderson, SC
Tyler Aaron Gosselin......................................Waterbury, VT
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
(continued)
Sawyer Elise Graham............................................... Lane, SC
Robert Ethan Gray................................ Little Mountain, SC
James Walter Hastings, Jr................................ Greenville, SC
Ashley Nolan Helmick...................................Jacksonville, FL
Taylor Reid Hoard................................................ Moore, SC
Matthew Kyle Hunnings................................... Durham, NC
Sarah Melissa Kizer........................................ Charleston, SC
*Justin Daniel Koff....................................... Lido Beach, NY
*Martha Ballentine Lee................................. Covington, GA
***April Maxwell.....................................................Greer, SC
Kristen Michelle McMillan................................Bamberg, SC
Andrew Robert Moore..................................... Clemson, SC
*Brandy Danielle Moss................................Westminster, SC
Sarah Parker Mounce.......................................Columbia, SC
*William Charles Moxley........................Mountain Rest, SC
Alan Clifford Nelson.......................................Lexington, SC
Elizabeth Diana Newton........................................ Easley, SC
*Joshua Craig Osborn......................................Rochester, NY
Joshua Phillip Price................................................Dillon, SC
*Jordan Victoria Pupa...................................... Hartsville, SC
Elizabeth L Red...................................... Hendersonville, NC
Kyle John Roosen...............................................Bedford, NH
Andrew Roger Thomas Rosenbaum. Liberty Township, OH
Jacob Braxton Williams.................................... Clemson, SC
Jesse Benjamin Winchester.................................Pickens, SC
Science Teaching
Corey Dale Graves-Brigman.................................. Easley, SC
Kayla Renee Holliday...................................Spartanburg, SC
*Taylor Leigh Owens................................... Simpsonville, SC
Secondary Education
*Ryan Stiles McNickle....................................La Quinta, CA
*Cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.40 to 3.69
**Magna cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.70 to 3.89
***Summa cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.90 to 4.00
†Calhoun Honors College: The graduates so designated in the printed graduation program have completed an enriched program of study through the Calhoun Honors College. To earn this distinction, students must maintain an overall grade-point
ratio of 3.40 or higher and complete the requirements of General Honors and/or Departmental Honors. Students who have
earned Departmental Honors appear in the line of march wearing the Calhoun Honors College Medallion on an orange
and purple ribbon. This medallion is made possible by an endowment established by Mrs. Katherine Inabinet Vickery of
Columbia, South Carolina, to honor the memory of her husband and Clemson graduate, the late B C Inabinet.
Students wearing the white stoles over their gowns are graduating with a 3.00 or better grade-point average. Those who are
members of university recognized honorary societies may have the names of those societies embroidered on one side of the
stole with the university seal embroidered on the other side.
Awards
The Class of ’39 Award for Excellence
In 1989 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of its graduation from Clemson
University (then the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina), the Class of
1939 established the Award for Excellence. It is presented annually to a faculty member
whose contributions over the immediately preceding five-year period are judged by the
faculty member’s peers to represent the highest achievement of service to the University
and the Student Body.
Recipient of the Class of ’39 Award for Excellence for 2011
Richard Stephen Figliola
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
Previous Recipients
1989 – Dixie Gooch Goswami
1990 – Joel Vincent Brawley, Jr.
1991 – John L Idol, Jr.
1992 – Raymond C Turner
1993 – Ashby B Bodine II
1994 – Cecil Oates Huey, Jr.
1995 – Francis Anthony McGuire
1996 – R Lawrence LaForge
1997 – Chalmers McNair Butler
1998 – Larry Lee Bauer
1999 – Judith Mary Melton
2000 – Clifton Scott Miller Egan
2001 – Jerry Alan Waldvogel
2002 – Alfred P (Hap) Wheeler
2003 – Douglas Kinly Sturkie III
2004 – Art Young
2005 – Benjamin Lee Sill
2006 – Donald M McKale
2007 – Alma Bennett
2008 – William T Pennington, Jr.
2009 – Webb Morrow Smathers, Jr.
2010 – Melanie M Cooper
Faculty Scholarship Award
Established at Clemson University in 1959, this award is made annually by the faculty
of Clemson University to the member of the graduating class who has the highest
scholastic achievement. All graduates who have completed the requirements for the
bachelor’s degree since the last commencement exercise and who have completed at
Clemson at least 75 percent of the work required for graduation shall be eligible for
consideration.
Recipients of the Faculty Scholarship Award
Raven Nicole Booth
Frederick Werber Bryan
Bethani Hope Galloway
William Dylan Hale
Amanda Leigh Harrison
Brooke Elizabeth Loucks
Kori Elizabeth Manson
Ryan Frederick Need
Rebekah Milam Platt
Domonica Nichole Powell
Alison Emily Richman
Ashley Anne Rogers
David Bledsoe Stone
Carly Frances Summers
Dana Lynn Tinklepaugh
Hannah Leeann Wood
The University Regalia
Historical Statement
The university mace is the symbolic representation of the whole
of Clemson University and must be present at any convocation
where the University, through its delegated members, is acting
officially. At any official convocation such as commencement,
the university marshal, carrying the mace, precedes the president
into the assembly. The mace rests before the president’s chair
or speaker’s stand throughout the ceremony, and its removal
from the assembly at the close of a convocation is symbolic of
the official withdrawal of the University and, thus, the close of
the proceedings.
The decorative design of Clemson’s mace is derived from the
ceremonial maces carried by heads of the state and church in the
Middle Ages. Its basic club-like shape, however, is much more
ancient, probably going back to man’s prehistory. It is made of
walnut wood and silver, with Clemson’s seal in gold and the
university colors represented by insets of carnelian (orange)
and amethyst (purple). Amethyst is also the state stone of South
Carolina.
The presidential chain and seal is symbolic of the authority
vested in the office of president by the governing body of the
University. Only the university president may wear it, and while
wearing it, he speaks for the whole body of the institution.
Clemson’s chain and seal are made of silver and gold, and
cornelian and amethyst.
The batons of the college marshals also descend from medieval
“staffs of office,” which were carried by the senior members of
departments of state or church. They display the university seal
and the symbolic color of the discipline to which the college
belongs. Clemson’s batons are made of walnut wood and silver
with the various disciplines inset with enamel.
The Clemson University regalia were designed and executed
by Mr. Robert Ebendorf. Mr. Ebendorf is twice winner of the
Tiffany Award and one of the most acclaimed goldsmiths of our
era. The enamel plaques for the batons were executed by the late
Professor Marshall C Bell, and the lapidary work was executed by
the late Mr. C C Wilson of Clemson University.
Clemson University is named for Thomas Green Clemson
(1807–1888), who left the bulk of his estate to the state of South
Carolina for the founding of the institution.
Thomas Clemson was born in Philadelphia in 1807 and
educated at the Royal School of Mines in Paris (1828–1832).
His early profession was that of a mining engineer; however,
circumstances diverted his interests into politics and the life
of a southern planter, and he soon became an enthusiastic
advocate of scientific agriculture. He had a career as a diplomat
(chargé d’affaires to Belgium, 1844–1852) and served as the first
superintendent of agricultural affairs in Washington (1860). As a
scientist he published numerous articles in the fields of mining,
chemistry and agriculture. His varied activities included his
assistance in the founding of the Maryland Agricultural College,
his support of the Morrill Act, his leadership in South Carolina
after the Civil War, and his part in founding Clemson University.
Thomas Clemson was the son-in-law of John C Calhoun, a
South Carolina political figure of national importance during
the first half of the nineteenth century. Mr. Calhoun’s home,
Fort Hill, is preserved on the Clemson campus as a national
shrine.
The academic program at Clemson College began in 1893 with
an enrollment of 446. The first “college prospectus” announced
only two four-year curricula, supplemented by two two-year
preparatory courses. Today the University has six major academic
units. These are the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life
Sciences; the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities;
the College of Business and Behavioral Science; the College of
Engineering and Science; the College of Health, Education and
Human Development; and the Graduate School.
Clemson University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the
bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane,
Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call at 404-679-4500 for questions
about the accreditation of Clemson University.
Curricula are accredited by AACSB International (Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology, American Council for Construction
Education, American Dietetic Association (CADE), American
Society of Landscape Architects, Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE), Council for Accreditation of Counseling and
Related Education Programs (CACREP), National Architectural
Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and
Design, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education,
NRPA/AALR Council on Accreditation, Planning Accreditation
Board, and Society of American Foresters. Documentation
of accreditation is available in the college deans’ offices.
Clemson is a land-grant institution. As such, it is engaged
not only in its primary academic program, but does extensive
research at the main campus and at five agricultural experiment
stations located in the state. The University is also heavily
committed to a varied program of public service, including the
work of agricultural extension, which has professional personnel
located in each of the state’s counties.
Clemson Alma Mater
Farmer and McGarity/arr. Freeman
Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness,
Where the Tigers play;
Here the sons of dear old Clemson
Reign supreme alway.
Chorus
Dear old Clemson, we will triumph
And with all our might,
That the Tiger’s roar may echo
O’er the mountain height.
We will dream of greater conquests,
For our past is grand,
And her sons have fought and conquered
Every foreign land.
Where the mountains smile in grandeur
O’er the hill and dale.
Here the Tiger lair is nestling
Swept by storm and gale.
We are brothers strong in manhood,
For we work and strive;
And our alma mater reigneth
Ever in our lives.